Stabbed Wisconsin girl improving, family says

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Suspects, 12, charged in girl's stabbing

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Parents "overwhelmed with the amount of love and support we've received," release says

Victim, 12, in stable condition after being stabbed 19 times over weekend

Two other 12-year-olds are charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide

A 12-year-old Wisconsin girl who police say was stabbed in an attack by two other 12-year-olds "is a fighter and is improving each and every day," her family said Thursday in a news release.

"As parents of this little girl, we are overwhelmed with the amount of love and support we've received from our family, friends and community," the family said in a statement obtained by CNN affiliate WTMJ.

Authorities said one girl held the victim down while another stabbed her 19 times in a Waukesha park Saturday morning, allegedly so that the alleged attackers could impress a fictitious, ghoulish Internet character called Slenderman.